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1. What is IPsec ESP tunnel?
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.

2. What is Bcdboot?
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
Windows PE and Windows.old.

3. How do you ping the IPV6 address of a remote computer?

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4. What is Aero Snap?
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
IPV4 and IPV6
A CONFIG.XML file

5. What does sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml?
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n

6. What is Drvload?
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.

7. How can you disable IPV6 from OSs that cant be uninstalled?
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.

8. What is AppLocker?
Perform an offline migration
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.

9. How do you configure DHCP to ignore clients on a particular subnet?
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.

10. What port does RDP use?
The domain profile not the public or private.
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
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An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.

11. What is Internet Explorer Content Advisor?
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
Not supported
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)

12. What does Scanstate /p do?
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates

13. What are IPV6 host records in DNS?
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
They are AAAA records.
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).

14. How do you view failed WSUS updates on the client PC?
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
dynamic drives
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.

15. What is required to upgrade Vista to Windows 7?
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
The latest Vista Service Pack

16. How can you modify event viewer from being filled up with the printer related events?
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.

17. How do you capture a computer's hard disk to a .WIM file?
Perform an offline migration
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files

18. How do you initiate a zone transfer?
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
A network location.
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
Use dnscmd /zonerefresh.

19. What is WinRS?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.

20. How do you enable a recovery agent?
Use dnscmd /zonerefresh.
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.

21. What does running network monitor in PMode do?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app

22. What event viewer log is the Radius server (NPS) logs stored?
The local security logs.
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
Updates the master boot code for hard disk partitions to switch between BOOTMGR and NTLDR. You can use this tool to restore the boot sector on your computer. This tool replaces FixFAT and FixNTFS.
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy

23. How does transparent caching work?

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24. What does netsh do?
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.

25. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
Is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can be used for a variety of purposes - including creating new stores - modifying existing stores - adding boot menu options - and so on. BCDEdit serves essentially the same purpose as Bootcfg.exe on

26. What is Aero Peek?
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Hovering over a taskbar icon shows thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.
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In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab

27. What does the Ping -6 option do?
Add an AD integrated zone
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
It pings with IPV6
Yes

28. What does the NEW-PSSESSION powershell applet do?
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL
Windows 7 Ultimate.

29. How can you can upgrade an offline image's Windows 7 edition?
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
Deploy a secondary zone.
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate

30. What OSs can IPV6 be uninstalled?
The local security logs.
Windows XP and Server 2003.
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.
Set IE back to its default settings

31. The print management console can be configured to _____________.
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
A network location.
Send email notifications

32. How do you statically add a route to a route table?
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
On a core server
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1

33. What does DISM /Get-Drivers do?
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
WECUTIL QC
Client needs Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or above - Client must use an os that supports CredSSP (Credential Security Support Providoer) - The terminal server must user windoes 2008 and above.
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to

34. How do you decrease zone transfer traffic?
Is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can be used for a variety of purposes - including creating new stores - modifying existing stores - adding boot menu options - and so on. BCDEdit serves essentially the same purpose as Bootcfg.exe on
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.

35. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.
Computer certificates be installed on client computers
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.

36. What does Cipher /X do?
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate
EAP protocol.
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.

37. What does Parental Controls do?
Where you go to manage your documents - music - pictures - and other files. You can browse your files the same way you would in a folder - or you can view your files arranged by properties like date - type - and author. In some ways - a library is si
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.
4 (bits 53 - 56) /56 Allows for 16 regions
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.

38. Is the DHCP automatically authorized in active directory?
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.
Only a local administrator
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.

39. How many bits are in the site subnet?
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
IPSEC

40. What are a few types of NAP enforcement points?
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.

41. What is a HOSTS file?
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100

42. What windows 7 OSs can join a domain?
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.

43. What is WPA-EAP?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.

44. You can still ___________ if root hints are disabled.
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
IPV4 and IPV6
It pings with IPV6
Forward to another DNS server

45. What is the benifit of create a fixed size VHD instead of a dynamically expanding VHD file?
Problem history but also application installation history.
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
It improves performance
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.

46. How do you setup a DHCP server for redundancy?
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
Use SYNC Center
Problem history but also application installation history.

47. How do you troubleshoot DHCP client address assignment using the network monitor?
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.

48. How are RRAS/NPS policies evaluated?
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.

49. Can DISM can apply an answer file to an offline image?
Yes
A CONFIG.XML file
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.

50. Does the Advanced Firewall already has a predefined Homegroup inbound rule?
No
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.